| Description |
1 online resource (108 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Series |
Dialogues in history |
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Dialogues in history.
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| Contents |
Ottawa -- Freeport -- Jonesboro -- Charleston -- Galesburg -- Quincy -- Alton |
| Summary |
A House Dividing: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates of 1858 updates the Lincoln-Douglas debates for the sound-bite era. Instead of 100,000 words, this volume in the Dialogues in History series gives students 20,000 words from the debates. Rather than long, uncontested ramblings, it offers rapid-fire accusations and responses. Despite their reputations as intellectual heavyweights, Lincoln and Douglas were not above mudslinging; their arguments prove surprisingly studded with ad hominem attacks, political grandstanding, and gross appeals to the candidates' respective bases. Historians generally agree |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political career before 1861.
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 -- Political and social views.
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Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 -- Political and social views
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| SUBJECT |
Douglas, Stephen A. (Stephen Arnold), 1813-1861 fast |
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Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 fast |
| Subject |
Lincoln-Douglas Debates, Ill., 1858.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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Abraham Lincoln's political career before 1861
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Political and social views
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Politics and government
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| SUBJECT |
United States -- Politics and government -- 1857-1861. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140440
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| Subject |
Illinois
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2015008199 |
| ISBN |
9780190643119 |
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0190643110 |
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